Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8421, William English, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
English, William
S. 8421
CONTENTS
Carded

The pension in this case has been reduced to 6 dollars per mo. respecting ap n for increase, see letters to Hon. R. M. Johnson Feb. 12. 1827 - and July 3. 1828 - also to Agt July 3. 1828. 1922 Mch. 24 Hist to R. H. Bell.
Kentucky  Act 3. March 1817.
William English W 1 (private).
Of the (Rifle) corps commanded by Col. Wm. Butler of the 11 th Pennsylvania reg t . in Genl. Sullivan's campaign.
Inscribed on the Kentucky roll at $8: per month, to commence on the 9 th Sept r 1816, determin- ed by the act aforesaid.
Certificate of pension issued the 21 st March, 1817, and sent to Rob t Crockett, Esq r . a g t for pay- ing invalid pensioners, Lex- ington, Kentucky.
arrears to 4 th March, 1817. — 5 months, 27 days. $ 46.91 semi ann l allow ce ? to 4 th Sept r 1817. 3 $ 48.00  $ 94.91
Total Total, 95

I hereby certify that having examined the wound of William English, who presented his regular discharge from under the hand of Anthony Wayne in January 1781. Belonging to the rifle corp s under the command of Colo Wm Buller commanding the 4 th Pennsylvania Regiment, in the year 1779 - on Sullivan's Campaign. Having examined the above wound I find the arm greatly disabled to the prejudice of the s d English so as to render him unable to perform heavy manual labour. In consequence of which it is my opinion that he the s d English is fully entitled to full pension. Given under my hand at Cy th iana this 9 th day of Septm r 1816.
J. H. McMillin
I do certify that I was in the action with the above named Wm English and saw his arm shortly after he was shot on the campaign commanded by Genl. Sullivan in the year 1779. given under my hand at Cy th iana this 9 th day of Septm r 1816. Moore Dugg

I do hereby certify that in the the year 1779. on Tullwan's Campaign I received the wound in my arm which fractured the Bone as described by the within A. F. M c Millin Examining Surgeon and have ever since labored under a disabled arm to the great prejudice of procuring an ordinary livelihood - given under my hand this 9 th Septm 1816 -
William English
personally appeared before me one of the justices of the peace for Harrison County and made oath to the within named Moore Begg s  and Wm English & made oath to the within Certificate, this 9 th day of Septm. 1816 -
Joseph Ward J.P.

personally appeared before me one of the justices of the peace for Harrison County and made oath  and the within named Moore Begg, & made oath to the within Certificate, this 9 th day of Septm. 1816.
Joseph Wind J.P.
William English's papers.
transmitted by Col. R d . M. Johnson, of Kentucky, received the 15 th October, 1816.
Jan y - 15 - 1817
Ref d to the Committee on Pensions & Revolutionary Claims - —
We know that Mr English is not on any State Pension Roll. R d Johnson
act of 10 th April, 1806.

February 15, 1940.
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Mrs. Jessie English Ford Kansas City Missouri
BA-J/ADT William English S.8421
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, William English, and David English, who served in Captain Heaton's Militia, in 1780 - 1781, and was wounded, and received a pension, and died in Harrison County, Kentucky, in 1823.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services in that war of any David English.
The pension to which you refer may have been granted by the state from which the soldier served.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8421, based upon service and disability incurred in service in that war of William English.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William English are not shown.
William English enlisted, date and place not given, served as private in the Rifle Corps in Colonel William Butler's Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment; was in General Sullivan's Campaign in 1779, where he was wounded in the arm, and he was discharged in January 1781.
On account of disability resulting from the above named wound he was allowed pension from September 9, 1816. He was then a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky, his age not given.

William English died May 2, 1837.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 12, 1940.
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BA-3/ADT William English, S.8421.
Miss Lucia D. Duffy Cynthiana Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter requesting the Revolutionary War record of William English, pension claim, S.8421.
This office has no further information in regard to William English cited above than was furnished you on March 7, 1940.
It may be stated that the Veterans Administration is now custodian of Revolutionary War pension records and has been since the consolidation of the pension office with this office several years ago.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

March 7, 1940.
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Miss Lucia D. Duffy Cynthiana Kentucky
BA-3/ADY William English S.8421
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, David Dickson or Dixon and William English.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8421, based upon service and disability incurred in service in that war of William English.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William English are not shown.
William English enlisted, date and place not given, served as private in the Rifle Corps in Colonel William Butler's Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment; was in General Sullivan's Campaign in 1779, where he was wounded in the arm, and he was discharged in January 1781.
On account of disability resulting from the above named wound he was allowed pension from September 9, 1816. He was then a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky, his age not given.
William English died May 2, 1827.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Mrs. Jessie English Ford Kansas City Missouri
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, William English, and David English, who served in Captain Heaton's Militia, in 1780 - 1781, and was wounded, and received a pension, and died in Harrison County, Kentucky, in 1823.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services in that war of any David English.
The pension to which you refer may have been granted by the state from which the soldier served.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8421, based upon service and disability incurred in service in that war of William English.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William English are not shown.
William English enlisted, date and place not given, served as private in the Rifle Corps in Colonel William Butler's Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment; was in General Sullivan's Campaign in 1779, where he was wounded in the arm, and he was discharged in January 1781.
On account of disability resulting from the above named wound he was allowed pension from September 9, 1816. He was then a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky, his age not given.

William English died May 2, 1827.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "A. D. Hiller", with a horizontal line extending from the end of the signature.
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. War Section Record Division
P. L. M.
March 24, 1922.
B. H. Bell 312 Second Street, Louisville, Ky.
Madam:
In response to your letter received the 24 th ultimo, you are advised that it appears from the records of this Bureau that William English served in the Rifle Corps of the 4 th Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel William Butler in 1779 and was in General Sullivan's Campaign where he was wounded in the arm and was discharged in January 1781.
He was pensioned for disability from September 9, 1816. He was a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky in 1816, and he died May 2, 1827.* There is no data on file as to his family.
The two references on the list of Invalid pensioners of Harrison County, Kentucky, refer to one person.
Very respectfully,—
* from 1835 list pensioners
Commissioner.

War Department: Pension Bureau; Washington D.C.
Dear sir:
Will you please look into your records for the pension claim of one William English  Number No. S. 8421, In the event you are able to find this record I would greatly appreciate an exact copy of it sent to me at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully yours
April 29th. 1940.
Lucia Desha Duffy (Miss) Lucia Desha Duffy Cynthiana, Kentucky.

Mr. A.D.Hiller: Veterans Administration; Washington, D.C.
Re.Wm.English David Dickson
Dear Mr. Hiller:
Once more I am apesling to you for assistance in an effort to unravel some lineage records. You have been so courteous in the past and have also been of so much help in untangling some hard places that I insist in returning to you when a tight place presents it's self. This time my problems are William English, who I am told received a pension for services in the Revolution, that at the time his application was filed, he was living in Cynthiana, Kentucky. This Wm. English had wife Nancy who survived him the years, he died in Cynthiana, in 1827, she in 1859, their children were, Josiah, James, John, William , Robert, Sally English McHatton and Betsy English Hufford. Now,my information is that the number of this pension is 2-8421 and that he served in Butlers Penn. Line, if these notes will be of any assistance to you in looking for the record.
I am also anxious for a record of the pension of David Dickson or Dixon, whose daughter Sarah Dickson married William English, the son of the above mentioned William English. I do not have any deffinite information as this David but would suppose that, since he and William English were contempories that he too was in all probability a soldier of the Revolution. The only information I have about the said David Dickson is that he died here in Harrison County abt. 1829, That he had wife Susanna and the following children, William A., Thomas M/ Betsy B. Dickson Jennings, Sarah C. who married William English, David, and Jane C.Dickson Boswell.
I am greatful to for your past courteous treatment and trust you may be able to assist me in this effort.
February 16th. 1940.
Very truly yours
Lucia Desha Duffy (Miss) Lucia Desha Duffy Cynthiana, Kentucky.
me

Address
9.
Kans as City 1/29-40
Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
My great grandfather David English - served in The Rev war record of his services Goodrich Vermont Rev Rolls Page 364 - Capt Heaton's Malitia Aug 1780, April 1781 - " in Thadous - twice to Newberry - Royalton - It has always been understood he was wounded - received a pension - he moved to Harrison Co Kentucky where

He I near Lynn n If you can find in his pension record the place and date of his birth I shall greatly appreciate it & if there is any charges connected I shall gladly meet them
Sincerely
Jessie Euphob Ford

Kansas City Mo 2/7-40
Beureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
In the Revolutionary Pensions of Harrison Co Kentucky of which Synithiana Ky- is the county seat is found William English pensioner No 28421
Pennsylvania - served in Butler's Pennsylvania Corra A Reg. This is only an abstract I would like a copy of his pension as to

Place of birth - he is buried in a church yard near Cynthiana Kentucky - Died 7/2-1827 my grand father
William English was his son - my father
Francis Forsythe English was his grand son
my fathers elder brother was W m English 3 rd his late son W m English 4 th my cousin
I will appreciate this if you can supply the copy -
son as copy 8

Thanking you Yours Sincerely (Mrs) Jessie English Ford
P.S This information was given by the Kentucky State Historical Society— Frankfort Ky—

He died 1823 on a farm near To Cynthiana. Ky -
If you can find in his pension record the place and date of his birth I shall greatly appreciate it & if there is any charges connected I shall gladly meet them
Sincerely
Jessie English Ford

1922 Mar. 24 Hist. to B.H. Bell See Letter in S.F. 39498 chas. English.  1940 Mar. 15 Hist. to Mrs. Jessie  English Sord. A.D.Y.  1946 Mar. 7. Hist. to Lucia  Duffy A.D.Y.  1940 June 2 Lucia to Duffy  adv. no further inf etc.
8421  INVALID.
File No. 8421  William English  Revolution  Revolution
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 12 , Page 114
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wm English allowed $ 8 pr. month commencing the 9 th Sept 1816.
Kentucky
act 3 d March 1817